Tutorial SOLD OUT Time Management for System Administrators: Getting It All Done and Not Going (More) Crazy! Thomas Limoncelli, System Administrator, Google Track: Linux Date: Monday, July 26 Time: 1:45pm - 5:15pm Location: Salon C TrackBack Are you a sys admin who wants to improve your time-management skills? Want to have more control over your time and better follow-through on assignments? If you feel overloaded, miss appointments, and forget deadlines and tasks, this class is for you. Do any of these statements sound like you? I don't have enough time to get all my work done. I don't have control over my schedule. I'm spending all my time mopping the floor; I don't have time to fix the leaking pipe. My boss says I don't work hard enough, but I'm always working my ____ off! This tutorial will teach: Why typical "time management" books don't work for sys admins. Effectively giving tasks to someone else. RT and other request tracking tools. How to never forget a user's request ever again! Why "to do" lists fail, and how to make them work. Managing your boss. Managing email more effectively with procmail. Prioritizing tasks so that users think you're a genius. Getting more out of your Palm Pilot. Having more time for fun (for people with a social life). Tips for automating sysadmin processes. Efficient phone calls -- avoiding major time wasters. How to leave the office every day with a smile on your face. If you think you don't have time to take this tutorial, you really need to take this tutorial!

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